Example Sentences

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He first played the sharp-suited but dim-witted character on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" before getting a spin-off, "The Colbert Report."

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen does a pretty darn good impression of Andy Dwyer, the lovable but sometimes dim-witted from the sitcom “Parks and Recreation” played by Chris Pratt.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

"We celebrate how smart we are that we designed artificial intelligence, at the same time we disparage pigeons as dim-witted animals," he said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

One of his main cronies, Trap Jaw, was a dim-witted cyborg with a razor-toothed jaw.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2022

The children who hounded us daily for money and food weren’t dim-witted beggars; they were accustomed to the distribution of excess, and couldn’t fathom why we held ourselves apart.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver